PM Modi's Veer Bal Diwas announcement not as per Sikh traditions: SGPC

While welcoming PM Modi's decision to observe December 26 as Veer Bal Diwas ,SGPC chief Harjinder Singh Dhami said, "We appreciate the prime minister's emotions but it is not as per the Sikh traditions."

The Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC), while welcoming Prime Minister Narendra Modi's announcement to observe December 26 as Veer Bal Diwas, has expressed its reservations about the nomenclature of the day.

SGPC chief Harjinder Singh Dhami, while hailing PM Modi's decision, said, "We appreciate the prime minister's emotions but it is not as per the Sikh traditions."